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INSTRUCTIONS:-
tions that have been underlined and numbered. The questions
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option, select “NO CHANGE.” In other cases, you’ll be asked a
PASSAGE I
The Lancashire Witches
people, mostly from the Pendle area of Lancashire,
[A]
static
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of the his account
modern-English edition of their
1612. [B]
evidence, and also
and manipulated to bring about a
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a poor the
the passage or about the entire passage. In these cases,
the questions do not refer to an underlined section of the
English Test
45 Minutes —75 Questions
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1. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
2. A. NO CHANGE
had been imprisoned
C. have been imprisoned
D.
3. A. NO CHANGE
robust
C. enduring
D. vigorous
4. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
5. A. NO CHANGE
its
C. it’s
D. his
6. A. NO CHANGE
evidence, but also
C. evidence and additionally
D. evidence and
7. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
8. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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a stroke, perhaps triggered by the stressful encounter. [C]
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for
forgiveness. [D]
peddler the
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cures, and curses.
themselves and shift the blame to others eventually only
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mer courts.
Adapted from Poole, R. “The Lancashire Witches, 1612-2012.”
9. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
10. The quotation marks used in the preceding para-
A.
C.
D. an ironic tone of the author.
11. A. NO CHANGE
peddler, the
C.
D.
12.
“Old Demdike” had lived in the town for decades.
A. Yes, because it helps the reader understand that
Lancashire community.
C. No, because it interrupts the discussion at this
point in the paragraph.
D.
13.
A.
-
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C.
D. -
in the rest of the seventeenth century.
9
10
11
12
13 14
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1
15
Questions 13 - 15 ask about the preceding
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14.
A.
defense of themselves lacked strength.
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C. Deleted, because it reiterates information already
stated in the previous sentence.
D.
descriptive details.
15.-
Before modern medicine, however, such an occurrence
was often interpreted as magic or witchcraft.
A. A
C. C
D. D
PASSAGE II
Writing a Personal Essay
[1]
Acclaimed novelist, Toni Morrison, likens memory to the
after being straightened and pushed into levees by the
Army Corps of Engineers, still strain
-
ter has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back
are like, that
route back to our original place.”
[2]
-
consistent memory
reliable enough for them to capture childhood moments
had proven the
fallibility of memory time and time again. [A]
[3]
remember
[B]
to stop, think, and take our minds back to the original
riverbanks.
16. A. NO CHANGE
novelist, Toni Morrison
C. novelist Toni Morrison
D. novelist Toni Morrison,
17. A. NO CHANGE
strains
C. strained
D. straining
18. A. NO CHANGE
are like that. We
C.
D. are like that. With us
19. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
20. A. NO CHANGE
has proven
C. had proved
D. proved
21. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
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17
18
19
19
20
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22. A. NO CHANGE
memory
C. of it
D. of those riverbanks
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perhaps, that tiny small
C. perhaps that tiny, small
D. perhaps—that small
24. Which choice most strongly maintains the imagery
A. NO CHANGE
-
C.
D.
25. A. NO CHANGE
Additionally,
C.
D. As a result,
26. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
27.
A. imagery that is used to connect the reader back
to a previous idea.
a suggestion that readers should sit by rivers
C. an unnecessary detail that contradicts informa-
tion presented earlier in the paragraph.
D.
rivers are connected.
28. A. NO CHANGE
small moment and,
C. moment and
D. of these rivers and
of them—the color of the
-
ioned centerpiece she inherited from her grandmother,
perhaps—that tiny, small foothold of memory can often
help to unloosen yet another, and then another, small
detail. [C] These past moments are in your mind still, Mor-
rison is telling us,
time.
[4]
In the end,
done our absolute best to fact-check our memories, and
have tried our hardest to be accurate. [D] Smart
possible.
[5]
So, go to the river of memory.
Find one small detail, and-
utes, trying to remember one small detail at a time. See
22
23
24
24
25
26
26
27
28
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29.
These particulars then enable us to describe our
memories with such detail, the reader feels as though
he or she were part of the moment itself.
A. A in Paragraph 2.
C. C in Paragraph 3.
D. D in Paragraph 4.
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A. -
memory.
C. No, because it focuses on only one aspect of the
D. -
PASSAGE III
The Origins of Coca-Cola
[1]
an Atlanta , led him to
create a distinctive-tasting soft drink that could be sold
sampled it. Dr. Pemberton’s partner
and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, is credited
creating the design of the trademarked, distinctive
-
year, sales initially averaged a modest nine servings per
day in Atlanta. Today, daily servings of Coca-Cola bever-
ages are estimated at 1.9 billion globally.
[2]
Dr. Pemberton sold portions of his business to
-
. [1]
31. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
32. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D. those
33. A. NO CHANGE
constructing the original design of
C. designing the logo for
D. designing
34. A. NO CHANGE
originally
C.
D. OMIT the underlined phrase
35. A. NO CHANGE
death.
C.
created after portions of Dr. Pemberton’s busi-
D.
-
berton sold portions of his business to various
parties.
31
32
33
34
35
35
35
35
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Candler. [2] Under Mr. Candler’s leadership, distribution
Atlanta. [3]
for Coca-Cola and the desire to make the beverage por-
the rear of his Mississippi soda fountain, becoming the
[4] The three entrepre-
neurs purchased the bottling rights from Asa Candler for
[5]
[6]
enterprising businessmen in Chattanooga, Tennessee
[3]
Among the biggest challenges for early bottlers
a lack of packaging consistency among the 1,000
bottling plants at the time. The bottlers agreed that a
bottle, and in 1916, the bottler’s approved the unique
-
set the brand apart from competition. Over the years, the
The con-
[4]
the beverage. Considered an innovative
couponing
and the distribution of promotional items bearing the
36. A. NO CHANGE
C. C. have purchased
D.
37. For the sake of the logic and coherence of
A. after Sentence 1
before Sentence 3
C. before Sentence 4
D. before Sentence 5
38. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
39. A. NO CHANGE
bottle and in 1916, the bottlers
C. bottle and in 1916, the bottler’s
D. bottle, and in 1916, the bottlers
40. A. NO CHANGE
C. In contrast,
D. On the other hand,
41. A. NO CHANGE
-
toured in 1977.
C.
not trademarked until 1977.
D. OMIT the underlined sentence.
42. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
36
38
37
39
40
41
41
42
42
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Coca-Cola script to participating pharmacies.
[5]
Many fondly remember the 1971 Hilltop Singers
1979 “Have a Coke and a Smile” commercial featuring a
refreshing bottle of Coca-Cola. Though these marketing
campaigns began in the 1970s, Coca-Cola commercials
are still aired today.
-
43.-
A.
brand of Coca-Cola in the 1970s.
C. Pharmacies continued to participate in the distri-
and beyond.
D.
for Coca-Cola products in both their performanc-
es and TV appearances.
44.
A. NO CHANGE
original campaign that Dr. Pemberton and Asa
Candler began over 100 years ago.
C.
D. -
100 years ago.
Question 45 asks about the preceding
45.
over the last 150 years. Would this essay accomplish
A. Yes, because the essay describes the early chal-
Cola.
-
C. No, because the essay only focuses on the devel-
opment of one soda company, Coca-Cola.
D. No, because the essay does not mention mar-
keting strategies Coca Cola used over that time
period.
43
44
44
44
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PASSAGE IV
A Trip Around the World
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publisher of, The Cosmopolitan,
boarded[A]
-
per of our time. A front-page story announced that Nellie
undertake the most sensational adventure of her
faster than anyone ever had before. [B]
earlier, in his popular novel, Around the World in Eighty
accomplished in the time stated in the title.
Immediately
in the
leave
46. A. NO CHANGE
publisher of The Cosmopolitan boarded
C. publisher, of The Cosmopolitan, boarded
D. publisher of The Cosmopolitan, boarded
47. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
48. A. NO CHANGE
their
C. its
D. a
49. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D. career, and
50.
A.
presented later in the paragraph.
an unrelated detail describing literature of the late
19th century.
C.
D.
reality.
51
A.
Instantly
C. Without delay
D. As soon as
52. A. NO CHANGE
C. their competitor
D.
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C.
D. immediately, and had to be,
46
46
47
48
51
49
50
52
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[C] -
agreed to become
. [D] -
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Although she ultimately lost the race,
Prior to her trip, she had
never been out of the country before, and during her
had given her,
once really lived.”
59.-
Walker had a dicult choice ahead of him.
A. A in Paragraph 1
C. C in Paragraph 2
D. D in Paragraph 2
54. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
55. A. NO CHANGE
C. a competitor.
D. an opponent.
56.
portion best introduces the topics presented in this
A. NO CHANGE
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ence.
C.
D.
back to America.
57. A. NO CHANGE
prior
C. until then
D. DELETE the underlined portion
58. A. NO CHANGE
though, as
C. therefore, as
D. as
60.
A.
-
C. No, because the essay primarily focuses on one
D. -
54
55
56
56
57
58
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PASSAGE V
Japanese Comics
arts that include painting, printmaking, calligraphy, and,
more recently, serial art such as comic books and ani-
[A] comics’ publishing
houses-
Additionally
most American comics because they read right to left
[B]
order reversed. As a result, American publisher Tokyopop
order of translated manga, thereby preserving the artists
intended presentation of their books.
[C]
comics artists
-
cisca Goldsmith. While underground comics in the United
graphic novels in the com-
1950s. [D]
comics such as
in the 1960s, and such comics
-
-
ers in the 1990s.
61. A. NO CHANGE
calligraphy, and more recently
C. calligraphy and more recently,
D. calligraphy and more, recently
62. A. NO CHANGE
comic’s publishing houses
C. comics publishing houses
D. comics publishing house’s
63. A. NO CHANGE
Similarly,
C. On the other hand,
D. DELETE the underlined phrase.
64. A. NO CHANGE
C. Therefore, American
D.
65. A. NO CHANGE
preserving the artists’
C. preserving the artist’s
D. preserving, the artist’s
66. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
67. A. NO CHANGE
C.
D.
68.
A.
comic.
no longer produced.
C. essential information that the reader needs to
understand the development of graphic novels in
D. -
stand the remainder of the essay.
61
61
62
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
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[9]
range in topics from superheroes to politics. Manga tell
There funny manga, action-packed manga, fantastic
manga, and manga that tell realistic stories about believ-
able characters.
its rhetoric is
even
used today in original American graphic novels,
69.
point, best introduces the main idea of the last para-
A. There are manga graphic novels that appeal to
adults, young children, and teenagers.
not read from the back cover to the front cover.
C.
D.
70. A. NO CHANGE
C. politics, manga
D. politics, and manga
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is
C. are
D. has been
72. A. NO CHANGE
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nese and Korean comics, and
C. -
nese and Korean comics--and
D. -
nese and Korean comics and
73.
A. NO CHANGE
C.
American society.
D.
skilfull comic artists.
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70
71
72
72
73
73
73
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74.
The evolution of Japanese comics interestingly began
with inuences from the western world.
A. A in Paragraph 1
C. C in Paragraph 3
D. D in Paragraph 3
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A. -
became available in English-speaking countries.
C. No, because the essay makes no clear connection
D. No, because the essay focuses more on the styles
of individual manga artists.
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1.
A. ½
C.
D.
E.
2.
+ 2
y
= 5
2
+
y
= 16
What does
+
y
A. -4
-2
C. 4
D. 7
E. 9
3.
A. 2 hours and 2 minutes
2 hours and 6 minutes
C. 2 hours and 10 minutes
D. 2 hours and 12 minutes
E. 2 hours and 15 minutes
4.
A.
600
C. 720
D. 750
E.
5.
-
A.
C.
D.
E.
6.
If
f
= 6 and
g
h
A.
C. 4
D. 10
E. 14
7. If
÷ 24 =
K
, then
÷ 6 =
F. 4
K
G. 2
K
H.
K
I.
K
2
K
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Mathematics Test
60 Minutes — 60 Questions
INSTRUCTIONS: Solve each problem, choose the correct an-
Solve all the problems you can, and then come back to the ones
you skipped in the time you have left.
You CAN use a calculator on this test. You are permitted to use
your calculator on any problem, but some problems are better
1.
2.
3.
4.
2
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8. In order to qualify for the year-end tennis tournament,
A. 4
5
C. 6
D. 7
E.
9.
-
A.
10
C. 13
D. 15
E.
10.
A.
24
C. 60
D. 66
E.
11.-
vice representatives. If these are the only employees,
A. 20%
25%
C. 33%
D. 40%
E.
12. If
R
= 10
b
2
and
b
= 5, then
R
=
A. 25
50
C. 100
D. 250
E. 500
13.
a triangular base times the length of a rectangular
A. 30
40
C. 50
D. 60
E. 120
14. On a certain high school athletic team, the ratio of
A. 90
140
C. 150
D.
E. 210
15. A group of employees and their spouses are dining
out at a fancy restaurant. When the bill for the meal
comes, they initially decide to split it equally among
the eight employees of the same company. Then, a
spouse insists on paying a share, so they split the bill
-
A.
C.
D.
E.
2
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=
EF
= 6,
AF
=
DE
= 3, and
=
CD
A. 12
24
C. 36
D. 45
E. 54
17.
A. 170
1500
C. 1700
D.
E. 2000
18.-
A.
C.
D.
E.
19.
same as the percent increase from 2005 to 2006,
A.
C.
D.
E.
20.
A.
> 10
< 10
C.
D.
E.
> 2
21.
A.
y
= 10
+ 1
y
= 2
C.
y
+ 45
D.
y
+ 53
E.
y
22. The total cost to rent a tour bus for a day is the same
A.
C.
D.
E.
2
2
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23. If
f
(
2
+ 4 and
f
(2
k
-
ing is one possible value of
k
A.
2
C. 4
D.
E.
24.-
us of 20 feet and a height of 30 feet. Assuming that
A. 6,000
12,000
C.
D. 36,000
E. 54,000
25. The average of
and
t
is y. If
s
= 2
y
-
age of
s
,
, and
t
in terms of
y
A. 3
y
2
y
C.
5
y
3
D.
4y
3
E.
y
26. If
f
(
3
f
(
k
k
=
A.
2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 22
27.
A. 36
47
C.
D. 49
E. 72
28. Suppose that 10 US dollars is equivalent to 9 euros.
A. add 1
multiply by 9
C. multiply by 10
D. multiply by
9
10
E. multiply by
10
9
29. The square base of a regular pyramid has a side
length of 6 inches. Each of the other 4 faces of the
area of 132 inches. A second regular pyramid has a
square base that is 6 inches by 6 inches, but its total
is the height, in inches, of each of the triangular faces
A. 11
16
C. 19
D. 22
E. 44
30. (3 × 10
20
30
A. 2.4 × 10
50
2.4 × 10
51
C. 2.4 × 10
60
D. 2.4 × 10
61
E. 2.4 × 10
301
2
2
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31.
-
y
coordi-
A.
C.
D.
E.
32. Point
A
in the
(4
a
,
b
C
(2
a
, 5
b
is the area of triangle
in terms of
a
and
b
A.
C.
D. 4
ab
E. 6
ab
33. Students in an 11th grade history class are randomly
A. 10%
33%
C. 60%
D. 67%
E.
2
2
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34
If one of the numbers is y, then the value of the other
number is
A.
y
4
+ 4
y
C.
y
D. 4
y
E.
y
35. A survey of a high school track team asked the 40
average number of hours spent running for the 40
A. 2.75
2.90
C. 3.25
D. 3.40
E. 6.00
36.
A. 26 cm
37 cm
C. 44 cm
D. 53 cm
E. 63 cm
37. In the standard (
slope of a line that is perpendicular to 4
y
A.
2
C.
3
D.
3
2
E. 4
38. In the
-coordinate system, line k passes through
points (-5
m
m
a possible equation of line
k
A.
C.
D.
E.
39. The microcurrent through the electrode in a delicate
circuit is usually held constant at 3.6 × 10
amps.
A. 3.6 × 10
3.6 × 10
C. 3.6 × 10
D. 3.6 × 10
E. 3.6 × 10
2
2
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40. A straight 16-foot-tall ladder is leaning against an
gives the distance, in feet, from the base of the ladder
A.
C.
D.
E.
41. In the standard (
a
and
b
A.
y
a
y
=
a
C.
D.
=
a
2
E.
a
42. If
g
f
-
ing is a true statement describing the graph of
g
in
f
A.
C.
D.
E.
43.
A.
C.
D.
E.
44.
is parallel to
ED
, the measure of
EDC
A.
C.
D.
E.
45.
i
45
A.
0
C. 2
D.
i
E.
i
46. A bag contains
blue chips and
y
red chips. If the
probability of selecting a red chip at random is ,
then
y
=
F.
G. ¾
H.
I.
2
2
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47. If
f
(
f
(2
k
k
value for
A. 2
3
C. 4
D. 6
E.
48. The equation
y
=
2
is graphed in the standard (
is the graph of the parabola shifted 4 units to the left
A.
y
= (
2
+ 2
y
= (
2
C.
y
= (
2
+ 4
D.
y
= (
2
+ 2
E.
y
= (
2
49. If
4
=
y
16
, then
y
A.
C.
2
D.
4
E.
12
50. A square in the standard (
A.
C.
D.
E.
51.
I. |
+
y
| <
y
II.
+
y
< 0
III.
< 0
A. I only
III only
C. I and II
D. I and III
E. II and III
52.
O
area of equilateral triangle
A.
C. .
D. 24
E.
53. In the equation log9 = log
does
A. 0
1
C. 2
D. 4
E. 6
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park. The ramp is 11.5 feet long, and the end of the
ramp that meets the platform is 3 feet above the
A.
C.
D.
E.
55. The nth term (
t
n
t
n
=
t
+ 4.
If
t
1
t
71
=
A. 273
277
C.
D.
E.
56. A circle has an area of
. If the diameter is increased
terms of
A. 1.25
1.5
C. 2
D. 2.25
E. 3
57. If 2
2
n
+ 2
2
n
+ 2
2
n
+ 2
2
n
= 4
24
, then
n
=
A. 3
6
C. 12
D. 23
E. 24
58.
A.
C.
D.
E.
59.
3
3
3
A. 2
3
C. 6
D. log
3
E. log
3
60.
A.
C.
D.
E.
and
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nied by several questions. Read the passage, and then select
Reading Test
35 Minutes — 40 Questions
passages as often as you need.
LITERARY NARRATIVE: This passage is adapted from the
“Tetsuya.”
The boy looked at the stranger, startled.
“No one in this city has ever seen Tetsuya holding
carpenter.”
“Maybe he gave up, maybe he lost his courage,”
be the best archer in the country if he has abandoned
order to challenge him and put an end to a reputation
he no longer deserves.”
best to take the man to the carpenter's shop so that
arrival. “I did not come here to humiliate or to provoke
like to prove that, after all my years of practice, I have
managed to reach perfection.”
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of his chest. He lifted it above his head and, as he
Suddenly, the hand on the string opened, the
hand described a graceful arc.
“Go and fetch it,” said Tetsuya.
that it appeared to have seen far more use.
PASSAGE I
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of a fraying rope bridge almost on the point of col-
lapse.
“You pierced a cherry, I pierced a peach,” said Tet-
suya, returning to the safety of the bank. “The cherry
is smaller. You hit your target from a distance of forty
pale.
“You have skill, dignity, and posture,” said Tetsuya.
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circumstances are favorable, but the archer cannot
again and be prepared for unfavorable situations.
his shoulder, and left.
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90
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100
1.
A.
To the boy, he ridicules Tetsuya’s skill, but to
C. To the boy, he says Tetsuya is considered the best
archer in the country, but to Tetsuya, he claims
Tetsuya is no longer a legend.
D. To the boy, he says that Tetsuya has abandoned
Tetsuya is still practicing.
2.
A. a humiliating insult to Tetsuya.
C. a startling and confusing display.
D.
3. It can reasonably be inferred that Tetsuya has no
A.
he used them all up in recent practice.
C. he has had no time to make them in his carpentry
shop.
D.
4. The repeated descriptions of the rituals of shooting
A.
the archery competition.
heritage.
C.
D. the irony of Tetsuya’s and the stranger’s feigned
respect in the heat of competition.
5. It can be assumed that Tetsuya takes the stranger to
A. it is Tetsuya’s favorite archery spot.
competition.
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fore he has a chance to shoot again.
D. it is an ideal place to demonstrate the importance
of learning to shoot in unfavorable circumstances.
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6. It can reasonably be inferred that the stranger is
A.
made in the past.
C. because he is fearful of Tetsuya’s punishment.
D. because of the cold and dampness near the
mountain river.
7. According to the passage, Tetsuya and the stranger
A. they are both skilled archers.
C. they both have an understanding of the connec-
D. they complete similar rituals before shooting their
8.
loaded
most nearly
A.
armed
C. supplied abundantly
D. took on
9. Tetsuya’s comments to the stranger in lines 91 - 99
A.
more about archery than the stranger.
C. Tetsuya’s desire to return to archery.
D.
10. It can reasonably be concluded that the stranger,
A. anger
guilt
C. humility
D. triumph
PASSAGE II
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Passage A
theory, believed government had been improved by
-
antine emperors and the rules set forth by the Magna
though far from perfect — society. In his eyes, the
sense of gratitude to his forbears reigned in every
dismissal of the French Revolution brings little sur-
prise to the student of history. Yet, his positive atti-
-
-
principles foundational to Parliament. Taking a long
colonists had both tactical and ideological advantag-
overseas brethren, they could not hope to suppress
American Revolution began. Still appealing to his
perennial belief in the superiority of the Parliamentary
authority of this country as the sanctuary of liber-
ty, the sacred temple consecrated to our common
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may have it from Spain, they may have it from Prussia.
interest and your natural dignity, freedom they can
English still sought to enslave the colonies, thereby
losing America.
Passage B
A refugee torn from the prisons of the French
Revolution, political philosopher Thomas Paine ended
America throughout his boyhood and early manhood,
until the Enlightenment in the 1700s. In the light of
liberty and intellectual freedom, the dusty thrones
-
papers.
necessity of the American Revolution in his famous
pamphlet, Common Sense. Read in bars and parlors
-
battle cry of an Enlightened people against the old,
people had not only the ability and the right to con-
tribute to the structure of their leadership, but even
the duty.
France. A little over a decade after arguing the
the king and tore apart the structure of their govern-
ment, Paine lauded the end of tyranny. The political
complete accord, although he did try to argue against
headstrong defenses of the French Revolution until
the tides turned. In the unstable atmosphere of the
French political landscape, Paine soon found himself
and sentenced to death, Paine relied on allies from
America and England to help him escape.
Despite this accident of history, Paine refused to
speak against the French Revolution. To his death, he
continued to claim that individual safety and stability
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11.-
A.
skepticism and apprehension.
C. amusement and sentimentality.
D. reverence and fascination.
12.-
A. the result of Enlightenment philosophy.
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mentary system.
C. founded on outdated political science.
D.
models.
13.
A.
good institution.
C. -
support.
D.
14.
A.
too emotional.
C. belated.
D. incoherent.
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15.
A. King George III.
King Louis XVI.
C. Greek democracy.
D. the English throne.
16.
A.
persecution in France.
the French Revolution preserved safety and sta-
bility.
C. -
ty is upheld.
D.
to change his convictions.
17.
accord
most
A. proportion.
C. agreement.
D. length of rope.
18
A. uneducated.
stubborn.
C. timid.
D. compliant.
19.-
A.
the Enlightenment.
C.
D. King Louis XVI.
20.-
-
A.
systems had already died out.
C.
perfect government.
D.
PASSAGE III
Cinema, and Materiality” by Therese Andersson. Culture
Marie Antoinette
of a young Marie Antoinette sleeping in a dark room.
Palace in the early, grey morning light, before revert-
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to France.
is accentuated in the opening scene, is pursued
Marie Antoinette
, establishing
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be perceived.
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to embody the psychological, social and emotional
condition of the character at a particular moment in
the screenplay. For instance, one of the scenes in
blue Converse boots. The anachronistic feature is a
cross-reference to today’s fashion and youth culture,
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Additionally, in
Marie Antoinette
, color is used in a
movie. On a conceptual level, the colors are used
ending. In this early stage of Marie Antoinette’s time
-
-
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and the dresses look heavier and more formal. The
-
it slices the air (implying Marie Antoinette’s behead-
The color palette of the costumes might be
translated to a depiction of Marie Antoinette’s inner
-
shades for the last period at Versailles. As such,
symbols of a stage in life and a state of mind. The
costumes for Marie Antoinette are thus understood
as being designed in order to communicate the inner
Ultimately, costume design in
Marie Antoinette
all about. The actual changes in French fashion that
through dress.
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55
60
65
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75
21.
A. Marie Antoinette uses the symbolism of cos-
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ences to more easily understand the psychologi-
cal state of the main character.
C. Marie Antoinette’s use of anachronous costuming
helps audiences today better relate to the movie’s
time period.
D.
22.
the “party years” of Marie Antoinette, as compared to
A. They are lighter in color.
They are more mature.
C. They are more daring.
D. They are autumn-like in shade.
23. It can be inferred that the passage’s reference to
A.
costume design.
reveal inner psychological conditions.
C.
through costumes.
D.
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24.
pursued
most
A. chased
C.
D. accomplished
25. The passage claims that costumes help convey all of
A. social status.
C. historical time period.
D. family relationships.
26.
A. naive
bold
C. subdued
D. irresponsible
27.
assumed that the author chooses to mention the
A.
Antoinette traveling to France.
Antoinette’s current state in life.
C.
dresses mentioned in Paragraph 4.
D. -
28.
-
A.
Versailles”
C.
D. “Marie Antoinette’s beheading”
29. It can reasonably be assumed that the author intend-
ed lines 67 - 71 to build on the information provided
A. introducing an opposing argument to the informa-
tion provided in Paragraph 4.
repeating a key point from Paragraph 4.
C. introducing a symbolic reading of the details pro-
vided in Paragraph 4.
D.
beyond the information provided in Paragraph 4.
30.
most near-
A.
C.
D.
PASSAGE IV
astronomers combed the Solar System for signs
of another planet that might lie beyond this gas
giant. They had good reason to believe one might
French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier’s hypoth-
caused by the gravitational pull of a yet-undiscovered
planet and sent his calculations to German astrono-
some discrepancies in the gas giants’ orbits even
yet another distant planet in the solar system forged
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Memoir on a Trans-Neptunian Planet, concluded that
Planet X must have a mass roughly seven times that
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of Earth—about half that of Neptune—and a mean
Planet X.
Fourteen years later, an ambitious budding
astronomer from a Kansas farming family made the
systematically imaging the night sky. Tombaugh cap-
a machine called a blink comparator, a microscope
-
illusion of the movement of any planetary body. In
February 1930, after searching for almost a year and
-
had suggested, and it seemed as though, at long last,
take long before astronomers began debating Pluto’s
also had a far more elliptical orbit than any other plan-
discovery that resulted in a search for a tenth planet,
-
overestimation of Neptune’s mass.
In 1992, the discovery of numerous small, icy
International Astronomical Union ultimately reclassi-
that there are likely thousands of other “rocks” like
Pluto orbiting in the Kuiper belt outside of Neptune.
Today, the astronomical community is largely
-
other anomalies observed in the outer Solar System.
In popular culture, Planet X has become a stand-in
term for any undiscovered planet in the Solar System,
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in the astronomical universe.
Earth to the Sun.
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31.
A.
C.
over Pluto’s status as a planet.
D. interpret the meaning of Planet X from the per-
modern-day astronomers, and popular culture
references.
32.
combed
most
A. brushed.
searched.
C. smoothed.
D. rolled over.
33. The “blue planet” referred to in lines 13 - 17 is
A. Pluto.
Neptune.
C. Uranus.
D. Earth.
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A.
C. the process of Neptune’s discovery
D.
Planet
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A. Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto
Le Verrier’s and Galle’s discovery of Neptune
C. The discovery of Uranus
D. -
servatory
36. The author most likely chooses to describe Tom-
baugh as coming “from a Kansas farming family” in
A.
Tombaugh’s background discovered Pluto.
a Kansas-based observatory.
C.
D. -
ell’s family.
37.-
A.
assumptions about Planet X.
discredit the original observations of Clyde Tom-
C. provide evidence that casts doubt on Pluto’s sta-
tus as a planet.
D. -
plore the outer Solar System.
38.
-
A. larger than Pluto.
denser than Pluto.
C.
Neptune’s orbit.
D.
39. It can be inferred that the “friends” of Pluto referred
A. supporters of Pluto’s status as a planet.
C. the other eight planets in the Solar System.
D. -
servatory.
40. The passage indicates that the most important dif-
A.
X as it is used today is Eris.
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fect on Neptune’s orbit and Planet X as it is used
today does not.
C.
entity and Planet X as it is used today refers to a
concrete planetary body.
D. -
is used today is a substitute term for any undis-
covered planet in the outer Solar System.
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Science Test
35 Minutes — 40 Questions
INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the seven passages in this test is
accompanied by several questions. Read the passage, and then
passages as often as you need.
You may NOT use a calculator on this test.
PASSAGE I
Malaria is an infectious disease that kills more than
600,000 people every year. Several species of the genus
Though both species cause a very similar illness, P. falci-
parum malaria is more likely to result in fatalities than P.
is healthy and has no parasites present in the blood.
malaria treatments are often tested against both species
Guinea have recommended a treatment regimen, Drug
proposed as a potential replacement for Combination A,
-
ness.
of parasites.
Figure 1
On rare occasions, patients have severe allergic reactions
to a compound that is found in both Drug Combination
be the best second-line drug to recommend for use in
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sponse to the second-line drug combinations.
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1. According to Figure 1, the percentage of
P. falci-
parum
A.
C.
D. 0% for both drug combinations.
2.
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A. Day 7
Day 14
C.
D. There is no day that meets this criteria.
3. Recurrences of
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site that can go dormant in the patient’s liver for up
A.
only in some patients.
C.
in all patients, but Drug Combination A does not
D.
4. If 1000 patients in the
P. falciparum
A. 100
300
C. 700
D. 900
5.
life-threatening case of
P. falciparum
malaria. As the
patient’s condition is deteriorating quickly, it is essen-
tial that they be given the treatment that eliminates
A. Drug Combination A
Drug Combination D
C. Drug Combination E
D.
6. Drug treatments that are eliminated from a patient’s
body very quickly are likely to result in recurrence of
A. Drug Combination A
Drug Combination C
C. Drug Combination D
D. Drug Combination E
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PASSAGE II
Gregor Mendel discovered the basic principle of in-
dependent assortment in genetics through selective
Table 1 lists the possible alleles of 4 of the genes Mendel
discovered and the possible genotypes for each.
Table 2 lists Pisum sativum genotypes and the phenotype
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Table 3 lists 6 Pisum sativum crosses, the genotypes of
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played each phenotype for the traits listed in Table 2. Mul-
7.
P. sativum
plant
A.
pods
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stricted pods
C.
pods
D. -
stricted pods
8.
A.
C.
AabbCcdd × AabbCcdd
D.
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9.-
A. 25
50
C. 75
D. 100
10.-
spring of Cross 6 produced constricted pods be-
A. allele
a
from Parent 1 and allele
a
from Parent 2
allele
from Parent 1 and allele
b
from Parent 2
C. allele
c
from Parent 1 and allele
C
from Parent 2
D. allele
d
from Parent 1 and allele
d
from Parent 2
11.
A.
CC
CC
Cc
Cc
C.
Cc
cc
D.
cc
cc
PASSAGE III
Sea turtles
are often incidentally captured in commercial
the seasonal distribution and relative abundance of
leatherback (
Dermochelys coriacea
(
Caretta caretta
of capture.
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Turtles Caught Incidentally.”
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12. According to the information provided in Figure 1
for the greatest number of loggerhead sea turtles
A. Caribbean
North east coastal
C. North east distant
D. Florida east coast
13.-
ber of loggerhead turtles caught greater than the
A. 1992
1993
C. 1994
D. 1995
14.
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A. March
C. November
D. December
15.
A.
C.
D.
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the course of the year, and higher sea turtle capture
numbers indicate a higher population of sea turtles
A.
August, and September.
February, and March.
C.
February, and March.
D.
February, and March.
PASSAGE IV
Ethylene glycol, a popular industrial chemical used in the
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Concentration is given as the percent ethylene glycol by
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Concentration is given as the percent ethylene glycol by
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MEGlobal.
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A. 15% ethylene glycol
40% ethylene glycol
C. 65% ethylene glycol
D. 90% ethylene glycol
18.
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A. increase only.
decrease only.
C. increase, then decrease.
D. decrease, then increase.
19. According to Figure 1, at 1 atm, the melting point of
A.
C.
D.
20. According to Figures 2 and 3, at 1 atm, an aqueous
solution of ethylene glycol that has a boiling point of
A.
2
2
C.
2
D.
2
21.
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A. 1 gallon
2 gallons
C. 5 gallons
D. 6 gallons
PASSAGE V
Three of the most important concepts to understand in
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age, current, and resistance.
points.
second.
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tance are referred to as conductors.
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electrical properties.
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results.
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Table 1
To further study the property of resistance, students re-
Figure 2.
Figure 2
results are given in Table 2.
Table 2
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Figure 2
22.
A.
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C.
D.
23.
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covered that the current measured in this circuit is
measure in this same circuit if they doubled both the
A. 0.100 A
0.400 A
C.
D. 1.600 A
24. Silver is a slightly better conductor than copper.
A. 0.0202
C. 0.0414
D. 0.0702
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A.
C.
D.
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A. copper, aluminum, tungsten, nickel
tungsten, nickel, aluminum, copper
C. copper, aluminum, nickel, tungsten
D. nickel, tungsten, aluminum, copper
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A.
C.
D. It is impossible to determine from the information
provided.
PASSAGE VI
geoengineering
proposal to
cool the planet.
Scientist 1
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aerosols (SO
On the basis of computer models, scientists have predict-
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ing earth’s atmosphere, thereby reducing global average
temperatures.
Atmospheric CO
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ppm. Since CO remains in the atmosphere for a very long
time, even eliminating all CO emissions
far into the future. Reducing CO emissions alone is not
Scientist 2
More research needs to be conducted before
levels,
and unintended consequences of SRM are so severe that
it should not be considered as a possible "solution" to
the consequences of manipulating the atmosphere on
isolated and manipulated on a local scale.
increase acid rain and have a drastic impact on Earth's
because of atmospheric circulation patterns.The sulfates
over the Antarctic by about 30 to 70 years, or until at
is critical for life on Earth because it blocks dangerous
ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Adapted from Rotman, David, A Cheap and Easy Plan to Stop Global
28.
A.
C.
atmosphere.
D. Sulfuric aerosols help replenish CO in the atmo-
sphere.
29.
atmospheric levels of CO that are present in the
A. a prolonged period of global volcanic activity.
C. unintended consequences of Solar Radiation
Management.
D.
30.
A. Solar Radiation Management could cause atmo-
spheric CO levels to increase.
Northern Hemisphere.
C.
D.
of the coming century.
31.
A. The amount of radiation reaching the atmo-
sphere.
The amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching
earth’s surface.
C. Global temperature levels.
D.
32.-
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A. high levels of CO in the air.
global cooling caused by volcanic activity.
C.
D.
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33. Scientists provided historical data of sulfuric aerosol
concentrations near active volcanoes to a computer
programmed to model global climate change. The
model failed to accurately predict any long-term
-
A. Scientist 1 only.
Scientist 2 only.
C. both Scientist 1 and Scientist 2.
D. neither Scientist 1 nor Scientist 2.
34. -
A.
layer.
test before implementing.
C. -
culation patterns.
D.
reaching earth’s surface.
PASSAGE VII
lab is called batch culture. In batch culture, bacteria are
number of bacteria in the culture does not change during
this phase.
The number of bacteria in the culture is unchanged.
environment.
A batch culture of
E. coli
, a common bacterial species
-
-
ic measurements of the optical density, or OD
600
, of the
easily light is able to pass through the media, and it is
directly related to the concentration of living bacteria in
the media. The resulting measurements are graphed in
Figure 1.
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E. coli
P. aeruginosa
.
600
mea-
After OD
600
measurements stopped rising, the bacte-
Table 1
35. -
600
A. OD
600
levels may increase, decrease, or remain
stable during stationary phase.
OD
600
stationary phase.
C. OD
600
stationary phase.
D. OD
600
stationary phase.
36.
A.
C.
D.
37.
Minimal media contains only the bare minimum
A. -
-
quickly in minimal media.
C. -
-
D.
quickly in minimal media.
38.-
A.
P. aeruginosa
E.
coli
is an obligate aerobe.
P. aeruginosa
E.
coli
is a facultative aerobe.
C.
P. aeruginosa
E. coli
is
a facultative aerobe.
D.
P. aeruginosa
E. coli
is
an obligate anaerobe.
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39.
P. aeruginosa
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E. coli
uses the EMP
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A. ED, EMP, CAC
EMP, ED, CAC
C. CAC, ED, EMP
D. CAC, EMP, ED
40. An
E. coli
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A.
C.
D.
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Writing Test
INSTRUCTIONS:forty
to do.
• spective and at
least one other perspective.
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Censorship
or that governments have the right to protect their national secrets. Opponents argue that censorship infringes on
censorship.
Perspective One
Perspective Two
Perspective Three
Selective censorship pre-
-
on their maturity level, they are
ready for such material.
Censorship intrudes upon
freedom of the press and free-
dom of speech. Individuals have
the right to learn about their
-
their ideas on it.
Censorship should not be
condoned, because it places too
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reach the public.
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Grading Your Practice ACT
Congratulations!
Step 1: Answer Key
1. A
2. A
3. C
4.
5. D
6. D
7.
9. C
10. C
11.
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. C
17.
19. D
20.
21. C
22.
23. D
24. C
25. A
26.
27. A
C
29. C
30. C
31. D
32. C
33. D
34. D
35. D
36. A
37. C
C
39. D
40. A
41. D
42.
43. A
44.
45. C
46. D
47. D
C
49. C
50. A
51. D
52.
53. C
54. D
55.
56.
57. D
D
59. C
60. C
61. A
62. C
63. D
64.
65.
66. A
67. D
A
69. A
70. C
71. C
72. C
73. D
74. C
75. A
1. E
2. D
3.
4. E
5. D
6. A
7. A
9.
10. E
11.
12. D
13. D
14. E
15. C
16. C
17. D
A
19. C
20. A
21. D
22.
23. D
24. D
25. D
26.
27. C
E
29. C
30.
31. D
32. E
33. D
34. E
35. A
36. C
37.
D
39. C
40. A
41. E
42. E
43.
44.
45. D
46. D
47. A
D
49. A
50. E
51.
52. C
53. D
54. A
55. A
56. D
57. D
A
59. A
60. A
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. C
9. A
10. C
11. D
12.
13. A
14. A
15.
16. D
17. C
19.
20. D
21.
22. C
23.
24. C
25. D
26. A
27.
D
29. C
30.
31.
32.
33.
34. D
35. C
36. A
37. C
A
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40. D
1. A
2. D
3.
4.
5. C
6. C
7. C
C
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. C
13. D
14.
15. A
16.
17. C
19.
20. A
21. D
22.
23.
24. A
25. C
26. D
27.
29. D
30. D
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. C
35. C
36. C
37. A
C
39. A
40. C
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